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How Towers of Hanoi Works
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Towers of Hanoi is made up of posts and discs that form a pyramid. Learn about the difficult puzzle game Towers of Hanoi.
Types of Galaxies: Why Galaxies Come in Different Shapes
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Galaxies are complex systems held together by gravity, but the shapes of different types of galaxies are a result of gravity along with rotation speed and time.
Admitting Trans Students to Single-sex Colleges: Is Current Law on Their Side?
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Even though single-gender colleges are debating the admission of transgender students, the law says they must be accepted.
Why Emmett Till's Murder Shook the Conscience of the U.S.
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What was it about Emmett Till's kidnapping and lynching (among the thousands of lynchings after the Civil War) that made the world stand up and take notice?
Why Karl Marx Was One of the Most Influential and Destructive Thinkers In History
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He co-authored The Communist Manifesto, which was the basis for a new political movement. But to say he is only the Father of Communism sells Karl Marx short.
7 Reasons Catherine the Great Was So Great
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Her legacy has been reduced to tales of horses and sordid affairs, but the real story of Russia's longest reigning female leader is truly fascinating.
5 Fascinating Stories of Abolitionists Past and Present
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One was an enslaved man turned best-selling writer; another was a wealthy pottery maker whose company is well-known even today. Here are five amazing stories of abolitionists.
A Monumental Tribute to Crazy Horse Has Been Taking Shape for Decades
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More than 70 years ago, Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear dedicated Thunderhead Mountain as the site of the Crazy Horse Memorial. What's taking so long?
Why Was Phrenology All the Rage in Victorian Times?
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Phrenology, the belief that you could determine personality from the shape of someone's skull, was so popular in the Victorian era that phrenology parlors sprang up all over Europe and America. But the trend was soon debunked.
What Rumi, the World's Most Popular Poet, Wants to Teach Us, 800 Years Later
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Rumi, the Sufi mystic and Persian poet wrote a staggering amount of verse, and is still widely influential and beloved to this day.